Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-04

bald thai the Grnt morlaaQo hold 81 a
Central Truss OoDpany, na trcaloa
. vas illegal, and that hundholders undl
tAat mortgage are general creditors |
TIE amounf u9 $lk. .000, 900. The Court AlI
ordered the nais of tie road unAsE q
eeoond mortgage. Ihe validity ef e
trast osrsiaoatss amoonfinR 70 1&.00o
U09. Uag Qgentfoasd, and the sapaFal
saie of tho squiementa WaB asked undl
these oerti6satas. Il va claimed thu
eonsolidntion info the Nickel Plaas vi
Illegal. The OuuKa declared thas con
seiidntloa was illeRel IN two respeofI
oue the corporation waa seEporati0
DE- faeto. and had tsRal right 10 exc
e1te the mortgages. i Was held tha
nslthef The LAks ShsEa o. 4iehiazl
Seuthefn Hailtoad, nor i11gmenl ese6
tiers of the Nickel Rl41s. have hone B.
virtue of their iudgments. and thei
only interest h a. creditors 10 the ex
eens Of their tndgmsnas. The deoisiol
% Q Vanderbilt viotogy, and will Be 40
pealed.
Crashed and Busnea g Death.
San Azronro (Tsx.l Jan. 0-Omsial.
OF the Southern Paofie Railroad fur.
nish particulars Of the disastrous col
lIsion On that road last Friday night,
200 miles wsss Of hsra. Accounts Of
she neoidant prsyio1sly teieRrAphed are
corrDboFatsd BY tha oflieials, Who state
that niDs MsxioAns vsre barnad 10
death among the wrsekaee. Ths men
we're riding % an open hat ear when
the oollision occurred. The ear vas
driven under . heavily laden box ear,
on top of which several oihera had SLED,
when the entire wreck took Gre, literally
roasting alive The Mtxieana, who were
planed down on top the Hat car. None
OF the bodies were recognizable when
recovered.
swinaIsd ~ Ma Csansryme
MoHEIz, Jan. a.-Louis Nadsria, Z
Ereoehnan. residing N this city, made |
seartlioQ discovery yeaterday-that he /
had heen robbed as long AGO as Novsm |
Der S0sh Of about 81, 600 in money and /
bonds By q bold and successful |
game. Some kimo In the las |
'eF part Of N0vembsE, MAIDEN made toe
scqaatneanee Of . eountryman, who IL. |
fodneed nim 70 third Frenehman. In /
ne eonIae OF time they succeeded in in
lneinR MADAM TO display his wealth By
.fsf showing large amount of secuFi-
lee and gold. which they possessed, and
ghieh ems Of them bad on his person
md in boz ak the heael, and MAIDEN
insisted that that was dangerous pro-
eedin9. The box VS. opened, and ita
loia and boads displayed. Maiden
sas called from tie room, leaving hia
'Wn money behind. Whsn he returneA,
lia friends told them be had pas bis
Naden's) treasure 10 bis oWn
'oxs which be turned over 20 the Mobile
nan for safe keeping. MAIDEN never
uspected there was anything wrong
Until yesterday, when be broke open his
riend'a boz. and found nothing In Il
'ut newspapers and old lead. The DO
Ice have been notified. In she treasure
OF vas found . printed card with the
inscription =. GineIam, Neeooiabret
'asohiaro suiess."
The Texas way.
CATuLxA (Texasl, Jen. g. George
I'LL. one OF the Commissioners Of La-
ALE County, and Z leading citizen Of
be town Of TwohiR, Vas assasainated
lere last night. Mr.. Hull was an i'm
'ortant witness 81 the Coreasr's in
Iuest Of the recent killing Of Sheriff
He was shot three times,
Iut lived long enough 10 state that his
ssnssins were Oaptain Hay and Frank
!. Hall. Captain Hay waa she father
n Law Of the late sheriff Mckinney.
Itafe Rangers and local authorities are
Oouring the country in search Of the
ssaestns. Who fed Immediately after
ring on their victim.
Usited States Nlntase.
WAsHrN0ron. Jan. 3.-The issue Of
A. - A~NH L. II
airing the week ending December Slsi
Ias &67i.666. Daring the correspond
NJ period last year, ef16.66l. ship-
cents OF fractional silver soin during ,
)ecsmber amonuted TO $637 .405. Coin
&c 81 the mints during December
mounted 10 tlel4 .262, OF whioh e2.-
s.. .26l we're standard d0llarA
The Lanas Are the coveFsmens,n.
The Commiasi0ner OF tho General
ard OffioA has notified the l0oal land
eenfa In Kansas 10 advias all parties
sakina applioation 10 enter land here /
,fors certified 70 the State Of Kanaas
n the benoff Of the Atohisou, 1oDeka
nd santa Fs Railroad Company, that ,,
zsh applications are wholly useless, As
0 pfefeFeBoe OF other right can thus be
oquiEed. large number Of applion-
eus for thsse lands havs been hled.
grseaisuraI anserests sn cengrens.
Mr.. Joseph 8. KsaIl, Of New York, | /
resident Of the Aneriean AarioultaFal
n4 Dairy Association, who is 10 wash
laton for she pufposs OF promoting
ariezitaral Interests In Congress. said
, . reportes today that there are three Z
ills noe pending which the Association
ssirss 20 have passed, namely; Tue
lepaFtmant Of ARueultnrs bill, the An 1
nal IndnetFy bill, and the Agricultural
Station bill. They have I
esn rspoFtsd fsvorsbly BY tie Con
littee en- Aagicniturs. sad aFe IN charge (
{ Representative Hatch, They are all |
npoFtant measures, 4r. Rsaii ssyA
nd abonid pas withoai Opposition.
pea being asked whesher faFnbarn sad |
aiFymsn are satisfied With The olee.
,aaAxins iAw, Psssident Reel rsplisd
Yes. Il u growing IN opularity every
AZ. Thefs was ~ hFst dispolition 70
o0plain ef the tax not being hiah
noaah. but u d found that the rate In
osed, soRsthsr with The hosnss, is
wan ssress aassasisna.
Nsw xonK. Jan. S-PaoiAs G's, f2ls<;I
.maFiran EKpssass 1Q7; OanadA Paeito.
~; Canada HouaheFn, ok; CsntrnI
'aAian. keS(, kFia. 81; kansas& Tex
:, 3k; korthsra Rseias. IN; pre-.
srFe1. 6ih; NorthvssteFs, ll4,(; n Y.
Isnlrzi ex div. lisk Oregon Hallway
nd NayigAiisn. l0tH Oregon Trans
pnsiBsntAl 2x; OraRoa Improve
sans, IS; Paeina Mail, 605(; Panama.
8; Texas Raci6es 2sx; Uni0n Pacfac,
~; Unitsd States Exprsaa. GO; wells
largo ex diVidsnd. 2s: Western union.
~; Bio Granes 4 Neg hsxic0, 27k. Il
maFaesea ssF Hsney.
DzzxEn. Jan 8.-A. E. MeKsEsan, one
{ tie most prominsnt eoloesd men Of
bis eity. va brutaily asssssinatsd IN 6
IaFbes shop some tins last aieht. His
,ody, lying on the noeF % the shop,
uMm N7namaaNn2 A an mMNfw hfrmN nf4m